Thread:SillyPotato/@comment-1164563-20190430000439/@comment-30131938-20190430105930

If it was Vergil (and DMC3 existed already), it would've been a VERY hyped up episode. I mean, see the Lady and Trish episodes. But there is none of that. Vergil's a super popular character. They would've made more obvious references to it. And they wouldn't even have used the same name Dante had if it was Vergil (the Tony/Anthony thing was confusing already, but I think that was to tie the whole thing closer to Dante, not Vergil). The poetry is that the story of this kid has too many similarities with Dante's life right down to his fake name, but at the end of the day, the reason this whole tragedy happened is because of Dante's existence. Which is what sucks.

I actually like the idea it was a poor random kid that the demon mistook for Dante. You think in a fantastical world like DMC (you can't just use IRL here, we're talking about fictional works, anime and videogames. and even if you were to use IRL, some people would still have uncanny resemblances to each other. just gotta travel more man), but yeah, in a super fantastical setting where demons exist, a random kid couldn't have white hair? And personality-wise, anyone could just say, hey you remind me of my long lost friend. You think features would even matter at this point? No one knows how kid Anthony all grown up would've looked like. If anything, I actually felt amazed that it was no coincidence the city got destroyed. Like fate was being ironic that what was thought to be a random slaughter, turned out to be related to Dante. Like a terrible present he got to finally unwrap. Like hey, did you know this destruction wasn't by random? It was because of you! Even if you weren't here, it's all because of you. It's no coincidence at all! Which seems to be a running theme with Dante's life. So honestly feels more fitting, than a super mysterious vague cameo for Vergil. Fits super well with the vibes of the anime too, "the episodic life of Dante as a Devil Hunter where he sees things and events that keep calling back to his past".

But yeah, hey all good. I don't mind the discussion!